Commissions Act, 1947 (Act No. 8 of 1947)

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry Into State Capture, Corruption and Fraud In the Public Sector Including Organs of State (Commission) was appointed by the President of the Republic of South Africa in terms of section 84(2)(f) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa by way of Proclamation No. 3 of 2018 published in the Government Gazette of 25 January 2018 (Government No 41436). The terms of reference of the Commission appear as a Schedule to the Proclamation. In terms of section 1 of the Commissions Act, 1947 (Act No 8 of 1947), the President declared the provisions of that Act applicable with reference to the Commission and made regulations applicable to the Commission.1

Regulation 13 of the Regulations confers on the Commission the power to determine its own procedures.2 The Commission has determined the Rules set out herein as the Rules that govern its procedures. The proceedings of the Commission will be conducted in accordance with the Constitution, the Commissions Act 8 of 1947, the Commission’s Terms of Reference, the Regulations, any other applicable law and these Rules.